Projects tagged
Activates (people)
Energizes and organizes people into action. Can include emotion work
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In Our DNA
Read more: In Our DNAShooting Without Bullets incubates young artist activists and eliminates systemic barriers in art and society for Black and Brown youth, all while spreading bold messages of justice and equity across Northeast Ohio and beyond. In Our DNA, their new public…
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This Taiwanese Calligrapher Brings a Message of Freedom to the Met
Read more: This Taiwanese Calligrapher Brings a Message of Freedom to the MetThe boulders hiding in the alcove of Tong Yang-Tze’s apartment testify to this Taiwanese calligrapher’s daunting perfectionism. They are paper — remnants of discarded artworks, crumpled together like used tissues and soaked into inky wads of pulp. Hundreds of old…
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The American Library
Read more: The American LibraryDebuting at Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art, July 14 – September 30 for FRONTart 2018 is ‘The American Library’ by Yinka Shonibare MBE, a celebration of the diversity of the American population. It aims to be an instigator of discovery…
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After 38 attacks on art, climate protesters have fallen into big oil’s trap – it’s time to change tack
Read more: After 38 attacks on art, climate protesters have fallen into big oil’s trap – it’s time to change tackHow many of the 38 environmental protests staged in museums in 2022 can you remember? How many of the more recent ones only generated widespread outrage? Did any of them lead to tangible change? The protesters’ cause is serious, the…
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untitled (tattoo, 2025)
Read more: untitled (tattoo, 2025)tattoo on someone’s thigh which reads “FEAR IS THE MOST ELEGANT WEAPON. YOUR HANDS ARE NEVER MESSY. THREATENING HARM IS CRUEL. WORK INSTEAD ON MINDS AND BELIEFS. PLAY INSECURITIES LIKE A PIANO. BE CREATIVE IN APPROACH. FORCE ANXIETY TO EXCRUCIATING…
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Carlos Hernández Chávez’s Mural Activism
Read more: Carlos Hernández Chávez’s Mural ActivismCarlos Hernández Chávez is a Mexican-American muralist who brings the spirit of 20th-century Mexican muralism into modern New England. Chávez’s murals address key social justice themes, including immigration, workers’ rights, and cultural identity, challenging viewers to acknowledge and reflect on…
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Nadya Tolokonnikova – Pussy Riot: Punk’s Not Dead
Read more: Nadya Tolokonnikova – Pussy Riot: Punk’s Not DeadNadya Tolokonnikova is a Siberian artist and a creator of the feminist protest art collective Pussy Riot. Tolokonnikova’s political actions and wide-ranging performance interventions have established her as a leading voice in the fight against authoritarian power. During her residency,…
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Woe Fie
Read more: Woe FieCan you finish the lyric? “Your driver could be LGBTQ, Your Tailor could be LGBTQ,…” If you can’t, you may be a part of the majority who doesn’t know about the song Wo Fie. However, for those in the LGBTQIA+…
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When an orchestra director negotiated his cachet in trees
Read more: When an orchestra director negotiated his cachet in treesClaudio Abbado was an Italian orchestra director (1933 – 2014) who served as chief director at La Scala Theater in Milan from 1968 – 1985. After 18 years of absence, in 2009, he was invited to conduct a concert there.…
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CLIMAVORE: environmental restoration through artistic practices
Read more: CLIMAVORE: environmental restoration through artistic practicesIn 2016 an eye-catching sparrow was spotted in Scotland. The bird had ingested feed pellets from a nearby salmon farm, turning its feathers pink. Cramped in underwater feedlots, farmed salmon have no access to the prey that colour their flesh…
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‘Orheim, Light of Life’ exhibition with three generations
Read more: ‘Orheim, Light of Life’ exhibition with three generations[Translated by Google translator] The exhibition ‘Orheim, Light of Life’, featuring three generations of a grandfather, daughter, and grandson, will be held at Gallery and Sapgyo near Sapgyo Station in Yesan County (South Korea) until the 17th of next month.…
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Unleashing the Power of Art Through Artistic Resources: PIGMENT TOKYO Creates a Canvas Embracing People, Knowledge, and the Art of Tomorrow
Read more: Unleashing the Power of Art Through Artistic Resources: PIGMENT TOKYO Creates a Canvas Embracing People, Knowledge, and the Art of TomorrowEstablished in 2015 in the Tennōzu neighborhood of Tokyo, and attracting industry professionals and art enthusiasts from both Japan and abroad, PIGMENT TOKYO has emerged as an art supply store specializing in the materials and tools used in traditional Japanese…